Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88..929m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 88, Suppl., p. A929 - A942
Physics
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Dust:Saturn Magnetosphere, Saturn Magnetosphere:Dust, Saturn Rings:Electrodynamics
Scientific paper
Gravito-electrodynamic theory of charged dust grains is used to explain a variety of phenomena in those portions of the Saturnian ring system that are known to be dominated by fine (micron- and submicron-sized) dust, and in which collisional forces and Coulomb drag can be neglected. Among the phenomena discussed are the formation and evolution of the rotating near-radial spokes in the B-ring, the formation of waves in the F-ring, the cause of eccentricities of certain isolated ringlets, and the origin and morphology of the broad diffuse E-ring. Several novel processes are used to explain individual observations. The effect of a ring current associated with this charged dust is also evaluated. Finally, the cosmogonic implications of the magneto-gravitational theory are briefly discussed.
Hill Richard J.
Houpis Harry L. F.
Mendis Asoka D.
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